diff --git a/release/Makefile.vm b/release/Makefile.vm
index 9ccd0573212d..93d662d9c4cb 100644
--- a/release/Makefile.vm
+++ b/release/Makefile.vm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 VMTARGETS=	vm-image
 VMFORMATS?=	vhd vmdk qcow2 raw
-VMSIZE?=	20G
+VMSIZE?=	30G
 SWAPSIZE?=	1G
 VMBASE?=	vm